Neuron Review

What type of neuron is found only in the CNS?

• motor neuron

• interneuron

• efferent neuron

• sensory neuron

What type of neuron conducts impulses away from the CNS to an effector organ?

• motor neuron

• interneuron

• association neuron

• sensory neuron

What can glial cells do that neurons cannot?

• send impulses

• divide

• receive signals

• communicate

Which type of neuron is the most common?

• bipolar

• unipolar

• pseudounipolar

• multipolar

What is the purpose of the myelin sheath?

• insulate and protect the axon

• conduct impulses away from the cell body

• conduct impulses toward the cell body

• release neurotransmitters

What part of a neuron includes the nucleus and cell organelles?

• cell body

• myelin sheath

• axon

• nodes of Ranvier

Which neuron processes receive signals and conduct them towards the cell body?

• dendrites

• axons

• axon terminals

• myelin sheath

Which cells produce myelin sheath?

• Schwann cells

• interneurons

• astrocytes

• satellite cells

Which neuron processes conduct impulses away from the cell body?

• dendrites

• axons

• axon terminals

• myelin sheath

What chemicals are stored in and released from axon terminals?

• neurotransmitters

• Schwann cells

• dendrites

• astrocytes